Anxiety can be thought of as the psychological equivalent of pain. Although only a subset of mental health conditions contain ...

Bipolar disorders are a group of complex mental illnesses characterized by periods of depression and (hypo)mania. While existing treatments effectively manage symptoms during episodes of extreme mood, ...

Living with bipolar disorder isn’t just about mood swings: it’s about carrying an invisible weight that few people understand ...

People with an autoimmune disease have almost twice the risk of developing an affective disorder, which includes depression, ...

The bipolar spectrum is wide — and where you fall on it can impact your treatment. Dr. Jim Phelps explains why the labels don’t always fit.

A new review has examined how bipolar disorder medications interact with the gut microbiome, revealing important links ...

Have you ever found yourself blindsided by emotional distance from someone you love, living with bipolar disorder? If so, you ...

Introduction. Mood disorders are characterized by prolonged disturbances in emotional states. The most common mood disorders are Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) ().These ...

A Twitter user living with bipolar disorder has pointed out a major problem with stock imagery depicting the condition. SEE ALSO: Before and after: Women finally get their due in STEM stock photos ...

Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorders: Focus on Bipolar Disorder I and Bipolar Disorder II. MedGenMed 4(3), 2002 [formerly published in Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health eJournal 7(4), 2002].

Key Takeaways. GLP-1s can help with weight and blood sugar, and early research hints at possible mood effects — but they aren’t approved for psychiatric use.; Be aware that GLP-1s may affect how your ...

Ongoing episodes of psychotic illness are associated with chronicity and lack of recovery (Wiersma 1998). In bipolar disorder ...